06.28.13 - 06.30.13 Craft of the Paddle and the Pen: A Canoeing and Writing Weekend Cancer Connection
Partake in a weekend event of canoeing, camping, and writing. Enjoy a beautiful outdoor environment in positive company. Organizational meeting: April 24, 5:30-7 p.m.
06.28.13 Trauma Recovery Coaching Group Pioneer Valley Wellspring
Diana Bella leads this support group using transformational kinesiology and life coaching skills to work toward trauma recovery. Registration required.
06.29.13 - 06.30.13 37th Yankee Engine-uity Show Orange Airport
Central Mass. Steam, Gas, and Machinery Association holds weekend-long event featuring music, tractor parade, raffle, and petting zoo.
06.29.13 Historic Amherst Garden Tour Various locations
Amherst Historical Society and Jones Library co-host this tour of historic gardens and pathways.
06.29.13 Bowlerama Brattleboro
The Brattleboro Clayworks, 532 Putney Road, hosts a bowl-making event as part of its preparations for the ninth annual Empty Bowls fundraiser.
06.29.13 Edible Wild Plants Walk Next Barn Over CSA
Learn how to identify and use edible wild plants with Naturalist/Landscaper John Root. All ages. Sponsored by the Hadley Cultural Council.
06.29.13 Blueberry Festival Supper Westhampton Congregational, UCC
Homemade supper featuring blueberry muffins and blueberry pie.
06.29.13 Write Like a River Forbes Library
Chivas Sandage's "Write Like a River," a local women's writing workshop, offers a public reading of new, multi-genre work followed by refreshments.
06.30.13 The Dutch Golden Age Springfield Museums
Peggy Perry presents a mini-tour on the type of art created from a culture at the height of its prosperity and worldly influence.
06.30.13 WAM Theatre Benefit Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Jayne Atkinson presents "Claiming Her Place," including celebrity panel discussion of challenges women face in the entertainment industry.
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